The Secretariat issues this Call for Tender for the appointment of an independent External Auditor to carry out the annual audit of the Secretariat, in accordance with the Secretariat's "Terms of Reference governing the External Auditor", appended to the Secretariat's Financial Rules and Implementing Instructions.
On 22 May 2026, Romania deposited with the Energy Charter Secretariat, in its capacity as the Depositary of the Energy Charter Treaty on an interim basis, a written notification of its decision to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty.
Pursuant to Article 47(2) of the Energy Charter Treaty, any such withdrawal shall take effect upon the expiry of one year after the date of receipt of the notification by the Depositary.
In accordance with Article 47(4) of the Energy Charter Treaty, all...
On 12 May 2026, Acting Secretary General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose met the Deputy Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan, HE Orkhan Zeynalov, on the margins of the Uzbekistan International Energy Forum.
Ms. Hirose thanked the Deputy Minister for the strong support of Azerbaijan to the Energy Charter Treaty and its Secretariat, and parties discussed the continued cooperation going forward.
On 12 May 2026, Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, participated as a speaker at the Opening Plenary Panel of the Uzbekistan International Energy Forum, at the Invitation of the government of Republic of Uzbekistan.
The Plenary Session was opened with a keynote speech of the Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, HE Jamshid Khodjaev. Panel participants included the Minister of Energy of Uzbekistan, HE Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov, Deputy Minister of Energy of Azerbaijan, HE Orkhan Zeynalov,...
On 27 April 2026, Ireland deposited with the Energy Charter Secretariat, in its capacity as the Depositary of the Energy Charter Treaty on an interim basis, a written notification of its decision to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty.
Pursuant to Article 47(2) of the Energy Charter Treaty, any such withdrawal shall take effect upon the expiry of one year after the date of receipt of the notification by the Depositary.
In accordance with Article 47(4) of the Energy Charter Treaty, all...
On 16 March 2026, Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, welcomed to the Energy Charter Secretariat the Executive Director of the Clean Energy Center of the Economic Cooperation Organization (CECECO), Ms. Aysel Yagubova. CECECO was established in 2024 as a joint initiative of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and is headquartered in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan. ECO is an observer to the Energy Charter Conference...
On 16 March 2026, Iceland deposited with the Energy Charter Secretariat, in its capacity as the Depositary of the Energy Charter Treaty on an interim basis, a written notification of its decision to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty.
Pursuant to Article 47(2) of the Energy Charter Treaty, any such withdrawal shall take effect upon the expiry of one year after the date of receipt of the notification by the Depositary.
Accordingly, the withdrawal of Iceland from the Energy Charter...
On 2 October 2025, the Swiss Confederation delivered to the Energy Charter Secretariat, in its capacity as the Depositary of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) on an interim basis, a communication informing of the Swiss Confederation's exercise of the right under Article 17 of the ECT to deny the advantages of Part III of the ECT to:
any legal entity that is owned or controlled by citizens or nationals of the Russian Federation or of the Republic of Belarus and that has no substantial business...
On 16 September 2025, Romania delivered to the Energy Charter Secretariat, in its capacity as the Depositary of the Energy Charter Treaty on an interim basis, a communication in relation to paragraph 2 of the Energy Charter Conference Decision CCDEC 2024 15 GEN.
On 27 August 2025, the Republic of Austria delivered to the Energy Charter Secretariat, in its capacity as the Depositary of the Energy Charter Treaty on an interim basis, a communication in relation to paragraph 2 of the Energy Charter Conference Decision CCDEC 2024 15 GEN.
On 7 August 2025, the Republic of Lithuania deposited with the Energy Charter Secretariat, in its capacity as the Depositary of the Energy Charter Treaty on an interim basis, a written notification of its decision to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty.
Pursuant to Article 47(2) of the Energy Charter Treaty, any such withdrawal shall take effect upon the expiry of one year after the date of receipt of the notification by the Depositary.
Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, was interviewed by Euronews for its flagship series, Energy Frontiers, on the margins on the Baku Energy Forum which took place on 3-4 June 2025. Ms. Hirose spoke of the benefits and relevance of the “modernised” Energy Charter Treaty in the current energy landscape.
On 10 July 2025, the participants of the Vrije University Brussels (VUB)’s Diplomatic Academy, from the Republic of China, led by Professor Wan-li Wang of VUB and joined by Dr. Weifang Chen of the Tunghai University and the Dean of Office of International Affairs of shih Hsin University, Dr. Chumeng Wu, visited the Energy Charter Secretariat and met the Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose.
The participants had a liverly interaction with Ms. Hirose, discussing the Energy Charter Treaty...
On 7 July 2025, Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, welcomed to the Energy Charter Secretariat a delegation led by H.E. Mr. Roman Andarak, Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine, who also holds the post of the Deputy Minister for Digital Development, Digital Transformation and Digitalization, accompanied by Deputy Minister of Energy H.E. Mr. Mykola Kolisnyk, and Ms. Yuliia Kyian, Director General for Strategic Planning and European Integration of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine.
